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EVALURI NAIONALE N EDUCAIE Copyright Fundaia de Evaluare n Educaie, 2008. Cod M.F.P. 14.13.20.99/2, C.I.F. 23033139

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EVALUARE N EDUCAIELimba Englez

Etapa II 24.03.2012

10thgrade 8thyear of studyTimpul efectiv de lucru este de 180 minutePunctaj total: 100 puncte. Nu se acordpuncte din oficiu.

25p I. The clothes you wear. The food you eat. The colour of your bedroom walls. Where you goand how you get there. The people you hang out with. What time you go to bed.They arejust a few examples of the many hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you

when you were a child. In a 120-150-word paragraph, describe the way your relationshipwith your parents has changed now that you are a teen. Include the following 10 words:decision, adjust, fighting, poster, space, trustworthy, pamper, patronize, normally, safe.

6p II. Read the article below. Then, complete the table with information about London .Hire scheme aims to get Londoners on bikesThu Jul 29, LONDON (Reuters) - Afleetof 6,000 bicycles for hire will hit the streets of central London onFriday, when the city's mayor Boris Johnson launches a scheme intended to fuel a cycling revolution in thecongested capital.The initiative, which follows similar projects in cities including Paris and Montreal, aims to easeovercrowding on London'scommuternetwork, with 400 bicycle "docking stations" from Notting Hill in the

west to the Tower of London in the east. "The new system could transform the way Londoner, as well astourists, navigate the city," said a spokesman for Transport for London (TFL), the capital's main travelauthority.Nicknamed "Boris's Bikes" after cycle-mad Mayor Boris Johnson, the system is free for the first half hour,although the rate risessteeply if the cycles are used for longer periods, with a maximum daily charge of 50pounds ($78).London has tried to learn lessons from Paris and Montreal, making changes to prevent vandalism andtheft, problems which plagued the French and Canadian systems to begin with, the spokesman said.Initially, many of Paris's hire bikes or "Vlibs" were thrown in the River Seine or discovered for sale inmarkets in Africa, he said. At a hefty23 kg (51 lb), the London bike's weight will discourage thieves aswell as cutting out the wobblesfor less confident cyclists, he added.

Sturdy and safeA Reuters journalist who tested out one of the blue and silver bikes in the busy traffic around TrafalgarSquare found it sturdy and safe, but felt its design sacrificed speed for stability.Cycling has become fashionable in Britain in recent years, helped by the British Olympic cycling teamwhich won eight gold medals at the 2008 Games. An estimated 500,000 bike journeys are made each day inthe capital. Mayor Johnson cycled around the velodrome this week to mark the two-year countdown to theLondon Olympics.The cycle hire scheme is just one in a series of moves by Johnson to make the winding, traffic-chokedstreets of the capital more bike-friendly. Motorists have to pay a daily congestion charge if they drive into


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the city center.Two new bright blue "cycle superhighways" were unveiled this week, providing cyclists with extra roadspace and better visibility at traffic lights. Cyclists often have to jostle for space alongside London's redbuses and black taxis and shouting matches between riders and drivers arecommon.

"If these plans work out and there are more bikes on the road and fewer cars, London will be a betterplace," London cab driver Peter Makin told Reuters.British services giant Serco secured a 140 million-pound ($220 million) six-year contract with TFL to setup the bike hire scheme, 25 million of which was recouped with sponsorship from British banking giantBarclays.

1p Number of bikes: 6,0001p Nickname for scheme: (1).1p When scheme was started: (2)1p Number of stations: (3)1p

Charges:(4)for the first 30 minutes, with maximum daily charge of(5)pounds

1p Cost of scheme over six years: (6) million pounds6p III. Find the answers which fill the gaps in these descriptions of different people orbusinesses in the article.Name Occupation Why mentioned in the article

1. Boris Johnson mayor of London (a)...2. TFL (b) (c) ..3. (d). cab driver (e) .4. Barkley Bank (f) .

6p IV. Match the words from the text with their meaning:WORD MEANING

1p

1. A fleet is...

a) someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to workin a city.

1p 2. Wobble means ... b) unsteady motion.1p 3. A commuteris... c) a group of ships or aircraft.1p 4. Steeplymeans... d) large, bulky, or heavy.1p 5. Plaguemeans... e) at a rapid or precipitous rate.1p 6. Heftymeans ... f) annoy continually or chronically.

12p V. Read the article carefully and complete the gaps in the diagram. The diagramsummarizes problems, solutions and expected results outlined in the article.


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20p VI. Choose the right answer to fill in the blanks. You will get the dramatic story of anaccident.

2p 1. I really can't tell what's .a)going on b)taking off c)going by d)taking in

2p 2. The trouble is somebody is ... .a) standing to me b) standing from me c) standing in frontof me

d) standing about me

2p 3. The best thing, I suppose, is to ask hima)to disappear. b)to vanish. c)to move. d)to depart.

2p 4. That's better I've got a clearer ... .a) sight now b) view now c) picture now d) vision now

2p 5. It looks from what I can see as if there's been some kind of ... .a)collision b)event c)situation d)position

2p 6. Yes, now he's gone I can see that there are two cars in the car park that have ... .a)gone through each

one

b)gone by one

another

c)gone into one

another

d)gone into each

one2p 7. There are a lot of people there in the car park and they're ... .a)sailing their armsabout

b)waving their armsabout

c) turning their arms

aboutd)driving their armsabout

2p 8. I'm walking right up to the crowd now to see ... .a)what's happen b)what's happens c) what's happened d)what's occuring

2p 9. Now I can see quite clearly that the big red car has ... .a)stricken the littleblue one

b)struck the littleblue one

c)stroked the littleblue one

d)stuck the littleblue

2p 10. Oh dear I've just discovered that the little blue one ... .a)belongs to me b)is belonging to me c)belonged to me d)has belonged to

me

15p VII. Read the task carefully and choose the right answer:1p 1. 'When can we move into the apartment?'

'When it ___.'a)will decorate b)will be decorated c)decorates d)is decorated

1p 2. Noise pollution _____ serious.a)is beingincreasingly

b)has beenincreasing

c)has becomeincreased

d)is becomingincreasingly

1p 3. "I'm tired of taking the bus to work every day.""I wish I had a car _____ give you a ride."a)that I can b)that I could c)so that I can d)so that I could

1p 4. I hear that she will be released from the hospital _____ the next few weeks.a)until b)by c)between d)within

1p 5. "The President says the company is making more cars this year than last year.""_____ attribute the increase in productivity?"

a)Does he b)What to c)To what does he d) What does he1p 6. Jane's late again. Why _____ be on time?

a)can she ever b)she can never c)can't she ever d)doesn't she ever1p 7. The boss didn't know what to do, _____ the rest of us.

a)so did b)either c)neither d)nor did1p 8. Brad is left-handed, _____ no one else in our family is.


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a)which b)who c)that d)for which1p 9. The study showed _____ for maternal and child health.

a)how is nutritionimportant

b)how importantnutrition is

c)that how importantnutrition is

d)that how nutritionis important

1p 10. Ben came very _____ the lottery.a)closely won b)closely to winning c)close to win d)close to winning1p 11. _____ we have enough money, where would you like to travel this summer?

a)So that b)Provided that c)Despite the factthat

d)Unless

1p 12 "Is this your purse?""No, it's _____ purse."a. somebody's else b)somebody else's c)somebody's else's d)somebody else

1p 13. In the tropics, farmers can grow crops _____ year round.a)every b)each c)all d)most

1p 14. 'Nick's always depressed.'

'Yeah. It's a mystery why ___.'a)does he neversmile

b)he doesn't neversmile

c)is he never smiling d)he never smiles

1p 15. 'It's been two years ___ Tim.''a)she hasn't seen b)for not seeing c)since she didnt

seed)since she last saw

10p VIII Read the text and use the words given in capitals to form words that fit in thenumbered gaps. The words are given in the order in which you need to use them.

1-THREE 2-UNANIMITY 3-RUN 4-SUCCEED 5-APPEAR

6-REVIVE 7-LIKE 8-CONFIDE 9-ROYAL 10-MANNERKate Middleton is 2011s Hat PersonBritish royal Catherine Middleton has been named Hat Person of the Year by the California-based

Headwear Association. The Duchess of Duchess is the (1). winnerof this prestigious award for haute couture for the head. She won a whopping 91 per cent of the votes to be

(2) . declared the winner. Singers Justin Timberlake and BrunoMars, and actor Charlie Sheen were among the (3) . -up each withone per cent of the votes or less. The duchess had a very special year in which there were many occasions toshow off her hats. She married Britains Prince William in April and then went on a (4). of public (5) . and royaltours most requiring headware. The duchess has brought about a (6).in the hat industry. In Britain, wearing a formal hat has long beengoing out of fashion. A baseball cap is the most (7) . again don*one. Fashion expert Jenny Pfanenstiel said: Kate has allowed American women to feel more comfortable

and (8) . about wearing hats in public. This has raised the profile ofmany established and up-and-coming hat designers. This is not the first award Kate has picked up since

marrying into (9) . . Her 2011 titles include Queen of the HighStreet, Best- (10) . Person, and Hair Icon.*don-put on

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